Is Roosevelt a boy or girl name?
Roosevelt is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 26 boys were named Roosevelt, so 33.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 37,987 US babies named Roosevelt were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,150
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,304
- Babies named Roosevelt since 1895
- 37,987
- Most popular year
- 1933
- 1,224 babies
Boys and girls named Roosevelt, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,790 | 20 | 1.1% |
| 1910s | 2,768 | 12 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 4,324 | 23 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 7,482 | 63 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 5,907 | 15 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 5,675 | 53 | 0.9% |
| 1960s | 3,663 | 45 | 1.2% |
| 1970s | 2,161 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,596 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 1,019 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 570 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 471 | 69 | 12.8% |
| 2020s | 154 | 44 | 22.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | #4,150 | 13 | #8,304 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,778 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,067 | 9 | #11,064 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,345 | 10 | #10,165 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,191 | 12 | #8,845 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,983 | 9 | #11,207 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,740 | 16 | #7,351 |
| 2017 | 46 | #2,706 | 14 | #8,203 |
| 2016 | 55 | #2,382 | 14 | #8,312 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,519 | 6 | #16,046 |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,572 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,942 | 10 | #10,847 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,589 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,990 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 54 | #2,397 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,111 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 63 | #2,096 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 47 | #2,411 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 62 | #1,901 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 76 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 54 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 89 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 72 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 99 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 102 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 125 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 126 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 132 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 144 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 160 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 148 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 150 | #748 | 6 | #10,946 |
| 1986 | 141 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 157 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 170 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 140 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 159 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 164 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 207 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 189 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 164 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 202 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 207 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 200 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 220 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 203 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 230 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 258 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 288 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 259 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 297 | #445 | 5 | #7,920 |
| 1967 | 292 | #443 | 6 | #6,619 |
| 1966 | 305 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 354 | #415 | 6 | #6,361 |
| 1964 | 393 | #401 | 6 | #6,622 |
| 1963 | 441 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 421 | #394 | 9 | #4,794 |
| 1961 | 428 | #384 | 7 | #5,728 |
| 1960 | 473 | #359 | 6 | #6,250 |
| 1959 | 469 | #360 | 8 | #4,954 |
| 1958 | 494 | #343 | 7 | #5,296 |
| 1957 | 585 | #315 | 10 | #4,153 |
| 1956 | 608 | #303 | 8 | #4,759 |
| 1955 | 588 | #300 | 9 | #4,314 |
| 1954 | 609 | #287 | 5 | #6,457 |
| 1953 | 587 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 594 | #285 | 6 | #5,439 |
| 1951 | 557 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 584 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 607 | #267 | 5 | #5,902 |
| 1948 | 596 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 553 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 517 | #284 | 5 | #5,553 |
| 1945 | 566 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 567 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 611 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 608 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 647 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 635 | #203 | 5 | #4,909 |
| 1939 | 586 | #209 | 8 | #3,368 |
| 1938 | 663 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 680 | #190 | 8 | #3,382 |
| 1936 | 738 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 758 | #179 | 7 | #3,688 |
| 1934 | 1,017 | #149 | 11 | #2,706 |
| 1933 | 1,207 | #132 | 17 | #1,963 |
| 1932 | 832 | #171 | 6 | #4,328 |
| 1931 | 468 | #246 | 6 | #4,255 |
| 1930 | 533 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 495 | #251 | 5 | #5,165 |
| 1928 | 509 | #248 | 7 | #4,122 |
| 1927 | 483 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 472 | #259 | 6 | #4,753 |
| 1925 | 449 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 403 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 425 | #276 | 5 | #5,581 |
| 1922 | 365 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 365 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 358 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 359 | #279 | 6 | #4,721 |
| 1918 | 331 | #305 | 6 | #4,727 |
| 1917 | 285 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 328 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 272 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 266 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 241 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 267 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 197 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 222 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 160 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 194 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 220 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 198 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 264 | #91 | 8 | #1,515 |
| 1904 | 230 | #94 | 6 | #1,830 |
| 1903 | 196 | #98 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 166 | #116 | 6 | #1,758 |
| 1901 | 90 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 72 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 23 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #636 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Roosevelt reached #91 in 1905. As a girl name, it reached #1,515 in 1905. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Roosevelt
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.